24. Be sure that you continue to follow the teaching that you heard from the beginning. If you continue in that teaching, you will stay in the Son and in the Father.
25. And this is what the Son promised to us—life forever.
26. I am writing this letter about those people who are trying to lead you the wrong way.
27. Christ gave you a special gift. You still have this gift in you. So you do not need any other teacher. The gift he gave you teaches you about everything. This gift is true, not false. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you.
28. Yes, my dear children, live in him. If we do this, we can be without fear on the day when Christ comes back. We will not need to hide and be ashamed when he comes.
29. You know that Christ is righteous. So you know that all who do what is right are God’s children.